Students compare heroes and celebrities. In this role-model lesson, students identify the characteristics of a hero and those of a celebrity. Students think of their heroes and place the make a chart of their heroes versus celebrities....

Learners explore the ocean in this earth science lesson. They use the Internet to gather information on parts of the ocean including the beach, ocean floor, continental shelf, trenches, and the animals that inhabit these parts.

Students examine the art of Martin Puryear. In this visual arts lesson, students analyze the sculpture "Ladder for Booker T. Washington". Students consider how the sculpture reflects the life and contributions of Booker T. Washington....

Students explore the concept of idealism. For this Sargent Shriver instructional activity, students watch segments of "American Idealist" and discuss the attributes of Shriver and of idealist thinking.

Fourth graders research jobs by using different software programs. For this researching jobs lesson plan, 4th graders conduct a Webquest in order to see what they need to do to complete certain jobs.

Learners create a venn diagram about the job they currently have and if they think it is what they should be doing. In this job lesson plan, students list education and job duties in a venn diagram and analyze if it is the correct job...

Students study how the Civil War affected Iowa natives. In this Iowa history instructional activity, students read the provided article on Iowa and its Civil War experiences. Students analyze the article to determine how the war affected...

Students read Roald Dahl's Esio Trot and complete vocabulary and reading activities. In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students review vocabulary for the activity and listen to the story. Students discuss the story elements and...

Young scholars investigate the correlation between education and salary. In this business lesson plan, students analyze the salary rate for different jobs to determine if there is a correlation between the two. They graph their findings...

  Students examine why Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered to be such a great man, by listening to the many anecdotes about his experiences.  For this Martin Luther King, Jr. lesson, students read the story about Ruby Bridges...

Students answer short answer questions and participate in a role play where they are explorers being interviewed. In this early explorers lesson plan, students discuss why it is beneficial to be the first one in a place.

Fifth graders explain the reasons why Europeans decided to explore and colonize the world. In this European explorers lesson, 5th graders complete a wall matrix about the explorers and write a summary about the explorer of their choice.

Students write a good title and edit their essay.  In this writing lesson, students examine several examples of good titles and discuss what makes them effective.  Students relate this to the sign on a building and discuss ways...

Ninth graders examine an issue in a school in Britain. In this ELL lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students write a short story using key words from the article.

Students examine the definition of abolition and abolitionists. In this abolition instructional activity, students complete vocabulary work before reading about Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Frederick Douglass. They watch a video...

Eighth graders explain the development of the atomic model over time. In this chemistry instructional activity, 8th graders research about the scientists who made a contribution to the atomic theory. They create a three-dimensional model...

Students describe and illustrate a stereotypical scientist. They work in cooperative groups to research and produce a portfolio of work honoring a randomly chosen nontraditional scientist. Students create a presentation about their...

First graders play spin the bottle and when the bottle points to them they are to describe their job at school.

Students identify people involved in the Olympics in the past and explain how their ideas and actions have changed others' lives. they take notes during research and present the information in written or picture format.

Students, acting as hostile and concerned delegates from competing factions in Central Asia, will participate in an international conference where you will present a position paper which lists your demands. With the guidance of a special...

Young scholars view films, photographs and engage in an empathy-building exercise to become familiar with Pete Gray, the first one-armed major league player. They read an interview and write an essay about Gray's career.

Students have several discussion questions on what a biography is and how to research for information. They define the terms biography and autobiography. Students access why biographies are important.

Students write a story using their journey to school as the setting. In groups, they discuss their experiences and browse through books to get ideas for their story. They practice using a thesaurus to find new verbs or adjectives they...

Students create an American History Hall of Fame for various cultures that have been forgotten in American History.